GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Allegheny men's lacrosse team dropped a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) road contest at six-time defending conference champion Grove City Wednesday (April 1), falling to the Wolverines 16-3.
The Wolverines got out to a quick lead, scoring seven goals in the first quarter. The Gators held Grove City off the board for most of the second quarter, but the Wolverines tacked on a goal in the waning seconds of the half.
Grove City added five goals in the third before the Gators got on the board.
Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) found the back of the net for Allegheny off of an assist by
Nathan Wheeler (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake).
The Gators scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter.
Jack Pearl (Ladera Ranch, Calif./JSerra Catholic) started the frame with an unassisted goal before
JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) assisted
Griffin Cates (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey) for the second. However, the Wolverines added three more tallies in the quarter as the Gators fell on the road.
Inside the Box
- Horsley scored the Gators' first goal while collecting two groundballs and causing two turnovers.
- Cates had a goal and two groundballs while Pearl rounded out the Allegheny goal scorers.
- Wheeler and Rakis registered assists.
- Liam Kruck (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin) caused two turnovers while leading the team with four groundballs.
- Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere) made 20 saves in goal.
News and Notes
- Allegheny are now 0-6 all-time against Grove City.
- Stearns had his third game of the year making 20 or more saves.
Up Next
The Gators are back in Meadville Saturday (April 4) against Chatham.
